Satchel for carrying horseshoe pitching outfits



May 27, 1941., 2,243,260 I SATCHEL FOR CARRYING HORSESHOE PITCHINQOUTFITS A J. Rmpos Filed June. 20, 1940 a INVENTOR BY 63% Patented May 27, 1941 sn'rcirci. FOR CARRYING HoasEsnoE PITCHING OUTFITS J cseph Rindos, Gardenville, N. Y.

Application June 20, 1940, Serial No. 341,529

I Claim.

This invention relates to a satchel which is more particularly designed for carrying an outfit used in playing the game of horseshoe pitching similar to quoits and which comprises two stakes adapted to be driven in spaced relation into the ground by a hammer or mallet and two pairs of horseshoes which are tossed or pitched alternately by the players of the several teams from the station at one stake to the station at the other stake and aim to bring the horseshoes over to or near to the last mentioned stake and score accordingly.

It is the object of this invention to provide a satchel for this purpose which permits of compactly stowing the several elements used in this game and conveniently carrying the same when not in use and also make the same readily available preparatory to playing the game.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the satchel embodying this invention, showing the same opened and exposing the elements of the game stored therein.

Fig. 2 is a similar View of the satchel in its closed condition.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section, on an enlarged scale, of the satchel and its contents corresponding to Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on line 4-4, Fig. 3.

In the following description similar characters of reference indicate like parts in the several figures of the drawing.

The elements or tools used in playing the game of quoits with horseshoes comprises two stakes, hobs or pins i ll which are driven into the ground a predetermined distance apart by a hammer II, or the like, and two pairs of horseshoes l2 which are tossed or thrown by the players from one stake to another.

In general the satchel for carrying these game elements when not in use comprises a lower bag or sack l3 which is adapted to receive the horseshoes and the hammer and an upper holder I4 which receives the stakes.

The bag of the satchel preferably consists of two substantially V-shaped side walls I5 of pliable material, such as leather or woven fabric, the lower ends of which are connected but their upper ends are disconnected, while each pair of corresponding side edges of these walls have their lower parts connected with each other, as shown at i6 in Figs. 1 and 2, and the upper parts or gussets of the respective side edges are disconnected from each other so as to form a vertical slit between them, as shown at H in Figs. 1-4. Due to this construction the bag is generally of downwardly tapering form and closed: at its lower narrow end while its upper wide end is provided with an inlet or opening for the introduction of the game elements into and removal from the satchel, which inlet may be opened and shut by spreading the upper ends of the side walls or moving the same toward each other. The space between the side walls of the bag is sufiiciently deep, wide and long to permit of stowing the entire set of horseshoes in the central part of this space and prevent undue displacement of the same in the bag, as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4, and also enable the same to be easily inserted in the bag and removed therefrom. The hammer or mallet for driving the stakes may also be conveniently stored in the upper part of the bag above the horseshoes and if the handle of this hammer is comparatively short then the entire hammer may be concealed in the bag, but if the handle is comparatively long then the rear part of the handle may project through one of the slots I! in the upper part of the bag to the exterior thereof while the remainder of this handle and the head of the hammer is confined within the bag.

The stake holder preferably consists of two horizontal bars l8, which have their central parts secured respectively to the upper longitudinal edges of the walls of the bag by nails l9 or otherwise, while the opposite ends of these bars pro- Ject beyond the corresponding side edges of the bag. Each of these holder bars is preferably of semi-circular form in cross section so that the two bars when engaged with each other on their opposing inner flat faces 20 form a cylinder, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. On this flat inner face each of the holder bars is provided with a horizontal longitudinal pocket or groove 2| which is adapted to receive one of the stakes used in the horseshoe pitching game, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, these grooves being of such depth that when the stakes are placed in these grooves and the bars engage their flat inner faces the stakes will also engage one another, as shown in Fig. 3, and be thereby held against rattling when carried about in the satchel.

The two holder bars are preferably pivotally connected so that they are always in a definite relation and also stiffen the satchel so that it will stand rough usage without displacing any of its parts. This is preferably accomplished by two hinges arranged on the upper large or wide part of the bag and free of the upright edges or gussets of the same and spaced inwardly thereof and on opposite sides of the central space in the bag which receives the horseshoes. Each of these hinges comprises two normally upright leaves 22 which have their lower ends pivotally connected with each other by a pintle 23 while their upper ends are rigidly connected with the respective holder bars, as shown in Fig. 3.

When storing the hammer in the satchel the handle of the same is placed between one leaf of one of the hinges and the adjacent wall of the bag, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, thereby permitting the satchel to be freely opened and closed without interference between the hinges and the hammer.

Latching means are preferably provided for connecting and disconnecting the holding bars, which means may be variously constructed but preferably consist of a spring catch 24 mounted on the central part of one of the holder bars and engaging over a detent pin 25 on the adjacent part of the other holder bar, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

For convenience in carrying the satchel the same is provided with a handle or grip consisting preferably of two companion loops 26 attached to the central parts of the holder bars and adapted to be grasped by the hands of a person.

This satchel is not only very practical in that it permits of easily carrying the implements of a horseshoe pitching game as well as storing the same when not in use, but the same is also very simple and inexpensive in construction, compact and neat in appearance, not liable to get out of order, and enables these implements to be always kept together so that they are available when it is desired to play this game.

I claim as my invention:

A satchel for carrying a horseshoe pitching outfit comprising a fiat bag which is adapted to receive the horseshoes of the outfit and which has a comparatively wide longitudinal upper end provided with an opening and gussets at opposite ends of said opening and a narrow lower closed end, two horizontal bars having their central parts secured lengthwise to the upper end of the bag on opposite sides of its opening and having their extremities projecting horizontally beyond the wide end of said bag and the opposing faces of said bars being provided with grooves adapted to receive the stakes of said outfit, and hinges arranged in said bag and pivotally connecting said bars, said hinges being spaced from the adjacent parts of said bag and also free from the bag gussets and spaced inwardly thereof to permit of inserting the hammer of said outfit behind a leaf of one of said hinges.

JOSEPH RINDOS. 

